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Should lenders be eco-worriers?
Article originally appeared in Mortgage Finance Gazette on 25th January 2023 According to two of the UK’s most respected energy sector forecasters, the unseasonably warm weather over December and early January suggests household energy bills could be lower than expected in 2023. They might drop below the level of the government’s price guarantee in the […]
Groundsure Answers the public – Coal mining
Can coal mining affect my mortgage? Can you buy a property in a coal mining area? We’ve searched the internet for the most asked questions around coal mining to bring you clarity and piece of mind around coal mining in the UK. We appreciate that purchasing property can be a stressful affair, so much so […]
Sheffield: Turning Clay into Steel
Sheffield’s unique geography, located over seven hills and watered by five rivers, along with its underlying geology of sandstone, shale and coal beds was the key to its furious expansion during the industrial revolution. For a time during the mid 1800’s, Sheffield became the steel centre of the world. This was, in part, powered by […]
Lincoln: Sixty Years of Ironstone Mining
Lincoln is a city steeped deeply in history, but are you aware of its past in ironstone mining? Archaeological evidence dates early occupation to around the first century BC, with remains of wooden housing and domestic pottery found to the east of Brayford Pool. Since then the population has grown and the city expanded as […]
Newcastle Mining History: Toil, Tragedy and Evolution
The phrase “Coals to Newcastle” uniquely weds the image of past coal mining to the northeastern city. But there are also large tracts of subterranean cavities that were also used to extract fireclay close to the coal mine shafts along the edge of the Tyne valley through a rapidly urbanising part of the city. The […]
2022 UK Heatwave: The Shape of Things to Come
Last month, we held our first Conveyancing Climate Change Conference in the cool and impressive surroundings of the Law Society Common Room. One of our key speakers Tyrone Dunbar at the Met Office delivered a session that included a weather forecast from July 2050. It was greeted with a mixture of shock and awe that […]
Groundsure launches new ClimateIndex™ analysis module
We are pleased to announce the launch of ClimateIndex™, our new climate data module, following a year of development and a soft-launch trial. The module analyses and translates data concerning the risks that climate change might pose to a property in the future. It anticipates changes in physical risks posed by climate change – the […]
Rising seas could leave towns abandoned
Article originally published in Mortgage Finance Gazette on 16th June 2022 Recently, Sir James Bevan gave a speech saying the growing threat of rising seas and rivers means we will not be able to defend homes with walls of concrete (Sir James wants to move away from “carbon-intensive material” like steel and concrete). Instead we […]
Climate Change and Commercial Real Estate Transactions – A Special Round Table
We were delighted to join with leading property search provider Search Acumen to host the first of a series of round tables on the potential impact of climate change on commercial real estate property transactions. Chaired by the renowned Environmental Lawyer, Stephen Sykes, a group of expert commercial lawyers gathered in London to explore the […]